OUR ITINERARY
"ARE WE THERE YET?" DESTINATION DATES LINKS
What we left behind Oradell, NJ, USA till Tue Nov 9 2004 Time Zones
Vancouver Postcard Vancouver, Canada Wed Nov 8 - Sat Nov 13 Map
Attractions
Hong Kong Postcard Hong Kong, China SAR Mon Nov 15 - Thu Nov 18 Attractions
Bangkok Postcard Bangkok, Thailand Thu Nov 18 - Sat Nov 20 Attractions
decided not to go Angkor Wat, Cambodia Sat Nov 20 - Tue Nov 23
Phuket Postcard Phuket, Thailand Wed Nov 24 - Fri Dec 3 Attractions
Nepal Postcard Pokhara, Nepal Fri Dec 3 - Mon Dec 13 Attractions
Encounters Nepal tour Co
Delhi, India Wed Dec 15
Christmas in Goa GOA, INDIA Thu Dec 16 - Wed Mar 23
decided not to go due to Tsunami Maldives during January
Kerala Postcard Kerala, India during March
Taj Mahal Postcard Rajastan & Agra, India during March
Bombay, India Wed Mar 23
Bali Postcard Bali, Indonesia Thu Mar 24 - Tue Mar 29 Attractions
Hotel Gubah Bali
NZ Postcard New Zealand Wed Mar 30 - Fri Apr 8
Australia Sat Apr 9 - Wed Apr 27
Barrier Reef Postcard Cairns & Hamilton Island, Australia Fri Apr 9 - Sat Apr 16 Attractions
Brisbane Postcard Brisbane, Australia Sat Apr 16-22 Attractions
Sydney Postcard Sydney, Australia Fri Apr 23-27 Sydney Opera House
Dubai Postcard Dubai, UAE Thu Apr 28 - Sat Apr 30
Safari Postcard Nairobi, Kenya Sat Apr 30 - Mon May 9
Egypt Postcard Cairo, Egypt Mon May 9 - Sun May 13
Turkey Postcard Istanbul, Turkey Fri May 13 - Thu May 19
Grecian Treasures Greece: Islands & Athens< /TD> Thu May 19 - Thu May 26
Memories of Home London, England Fri May 27 - Thu Jul 28
Postcard from Ireland County Cork, Ireland Thu Jun 16 - Sat Jun 18 Attractions
Sunville Bed&Breakfast
New Jersey, USA **!!** Thu Jul 28
Toronto, CANADA Thu Aug 4

Sunday, April 24, 2005

Chapter 20: Sydney's Opera House & Aquarium

Sydney Postcard
Sydney .. Opera House, Aquarium, Bondi Beach! All the words that evoke our impression of that lovely city.
Once again we were lucky enough to be staying with cousins - this time Bernard's cousin Christopher and his family. So needless to say, barbies & beers (dont know if I am spelling that right!) and lots of great food and company. They have two sons and the five kids took over the house! We were there for Anzac Day, so learned alot of history and got a forward reference for our visit to Turkey. But we also got the company of the cousins for an extra day!
We visited some lovely beaches, esp the famous Bondi .. the surf is really different down here, and the kids loved it. (Now we know why Matthew felt that Goa beaches were too calm!)
And then we ventured into the city. We had not hired a car, and we commuted via public transport - all very doable. We even made our way to the airport with all the luggage and kids via the subway/train with little angst and in no time. We spent time at the Aquarium. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! I am told that the Aquariums in Brisbane and Cairns are better, so you will have to figure that out for yourself. Andrew spent hours in the Shark room .. I will not spoil the !WOW! effect for you! There is a great room with the Great Barrier Reef with lots of Nemos and his relatives and friends!
Then, the highlight of the trip for Ian - a visit to the Sydney Opera House. If each of us has a 'thing to do' on this trip, this was Ian's. And he loved every minute. We were lucky enough to run into a very nice lady there who offered us free tickets to a viewing of the Ballet that was running while we were there. OK that was not Ian and Andrew's favorite part of the visit, but Sarah & I loved the detail, the training and the costumes! Then we did a tour of the building with a lovely tour guide. What a great contribution to Sydney's skyline!
The weather here has been getting cooler and some trees are beginning to go the reds of autumn back home. And we leave for warmer climes ....

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